We notice that the first three terms of the expansion are given as:
(1 + ax)^n = 1 + (n)(ax) + (n)(n-1)/(2!)(ax)^2 + ...
Comparing this with the given expansion, we have:
1 - 20x + 150x^2 + cx^3 + ... = 1 + (n)(ax) + (n)(n-1)/(2!)(ax)^2 + ...
Therefore, we can see that:
n = -20a
(n)(n-1)/(2!) = 150a^2
Solving for a and n, we have:
a = -3/10 and n = 12
Substituting these values back into the expansion, we have:
(1 - 0.3x)^12 = 1 - 20x + 150x^2 - 600x^3/7 + ...
Therefore, the missing coefficient is -600/7.
